17 Krishnamurti Quotes That Will Turn Your World View Outside In

“The ability to observe without evaluating is the highest form of intelligence.” ―Jiddu Krishnamurti

by Dylan Charles

A sage is someone who can put into words the aspects of our mysterious nature that most of us can only feel.

At times in my life I have been overwhelmed by the world and confused about the purpose of it all. I spent much time in anguish, behaving in self-destructive ways, wondering why happiness was so elusive.

In this struggle, I passed many years looking outward for the source of turmoil in my world, trying to tweak, upgrade and replace parts of my life that seemed culpable for my sorrows; a different job, new friends, more education, better stuff. This always led me back, of course, to where I started, still confused, still unsatisfied, still searching for someone and something to blame.

Words are more than just the sum of their meaning, they are powerful incantations, capable of conjuring up great inspiration or of casting damning spells. Philosophy is something that can heal, yet no doctor can prescribe it and no one can predict which words a person must hear to break through to a better place in life.

The potent words of the great Indian philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti fell into my life at precisely the right time, ringing true enough in my mind and in my heart to carry me to brighter days.

Manly P. Hall: Author and Mystic

Manly Palmer Hall (March 18, 1901 – August 29, 1990) was a Canadian-born author and mystic. He is perhaps most famous for his work The Secret Teachings of All Ages: An Encyclopedic Outline of Masonic, Hermetic, Qabbalistic and Rosicrucian Symbolical Philosophy, which is widely regarded as his magnum opus, and which he published at the age of 25 (or 27, 1928)

He has been widely recognized as a leading scholar in the fields of religion, mythology, mysticism, and the occult.

Carl Jung, when writing Psychology and Alchemy, borrowed material from Hall’s private collection.

In 1934, Hall founded the Philosophical Research Society (PRS) in Los Angeles, California, dedicating it to an idealistic approach to the solution of human problems. The PRS claims to be non-sectarian and entirely free from educational, political, or ecclesiastical control, and the Society’s programs stress the need for the integration of philosophy, religion, and science into one system of instruction. The PRS Library, a public facility devoted to source materials in obscure fields, has many rare and scarce items now impossible to obtain elsewhere.

In 1973 (47 years after writing The Secret Teachings of All Ages), Hall was recognized as a 33º Mason (the highest honor conferred by the Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite), at a ceremony held at PRS on December 8th, despite never being initiated into the physical craft.


In his over 70-year career, Hall delivered approximately 8,000 lectures in the United States and abroad, authored over 150 books and essays, and wrote countless magazine articles. 

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Lightning Appears To Strike St. Peter's Basilica Hours After Pope Benedict XVI Announces Resignation (PHOTO, VIDEO)

Was it just Mother Nature or a sign from God?

Lightning appeared to strike St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City on Monday just hours after Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation, according to the BBC. The lightning strike happened around 6 p.m. local time.

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Global news agency Agence France-Presse was the first to publish the startling photo of a lightning bolt coming out of the heavens and appearing to strike the dome of St. Peter's Basilica, one of Catholicism's holiest sites.

AFP photographer Filippo Monteforte caught the amazing photograph on Monday evening during a storm. "It was icy cold and the rain was falling in sheets," he told AFP. "When the storm started, I thought that lightning might strike the rod, so I decided it was worth seeing whether – if it DID strike – I could get the shot at exactly the right moment.”

He waited two hours before lightning struck twice and he captured a still image. “The first bolt was huge and lit up the sky, but unfortunately I missed it," he told AFP. "I had better luck the second time, and was able to snap a couple of images of the dome illuminated by the bolt.”

Some questioned the authenticity of Monteforte's photograph.

But Fairfax Media photographer Nick Moir told Australia's The Age via The Sydney Morning Herald that the image looks legitimate. "It's probably not that rare for St Peter's to get hit," he told the publication. "The bolt is hitting a lightning rod to the side of the cross, it seems."

On Monday, Benedict announced he will resign from the papal office on Feb. 28 due to health concerns. He is the first pope to do so in nearly 600 years.

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Lightning strikes St Peter's dome at the Vatican on February 11, 2013. Pope Benedict XVI announced today he will resign as leader of the world's 1.1 billion Catholics on February 28 because his age prevented him from carrying out his duties -- an unprecedented move in the modern history of the Catholic Church. (Photo by FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images)

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Canadian Lawsuit Against Church and State Withdrawn; New Campaign Initiated (Update)

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Update issued by ITCCS

The Council of Elders of the International Tribunal into Crimes of Church and State (ITCCS) has unanimously decided to withdraw from the alleged lawsuit in the Federal Court of Canada (FCC) brought by Jason Bowman on behalf of our Tribunal and our representative, Rev. Kevin Annett – Eagle Strong Voice.

This withdrawal includes Rev. Annett, and is effective immediately, as of 9 pm GMT or 4 pm Eastern Standard Time.

We have terminated our involvement in this alleged lawsuit after learning from FCC officials in Toronto, Canada that no such case has in fact been filed with them by Mr. Bowman.

This decision of our ITCCS Council arises from our resolve to bring about a genuine, competent and effective legal assault on the Crown and the Vatican, and other institutions, for Crimes against Humanity.

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I Am My Own Master

Scott Oliver, Contributing Writer

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Out of the 1,000+ newsletters, articles and the three books I have written, I have only touched upon political themes a handful of times . . . 

I received positive and negative emails about these rare commentaries.  Some people are grateful that I touch on certain 'controversial' issues and others tell me that it's not good business to talk politics but, there are extremely powerful people who can influence others in far off lands whether we live in San Jose, Costa Rica. San Jose, California or, Timbuktu.

The Pope for example can influence hundreds of millions of Catholics around the world . . . 

And there are more important things in life than "business" and as you well know this website wasn't started as a business . . . 

WeLoveCostaRica began because of my love of Costa Rica, the people who live here and my desire to share this passion for this land of stunning scenery, sunshine and smiles with family, friends and the rest of the world.

But Costa Rica - a Catholic country - is not immune to what happens in the rest of the world and what would happen if the Pope suddenly announced that: "Protestants and Jews were born only to serve Catholics. They have no place in the world - only to serve the Catholic people..?"

There would be riots in the streets and outrage expressed on the front page of all major newspapers in every city on this little planet called Earth . . . 

If Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that: "The sole purpose of Jews is to serve Muslims," and "Muslims were born only to serve us. Without that, they have no place in the world -- only to serve the People of Iran..."

Apart from watching the images of mushroom clouds from some of Israel's 200+ nuclear weapons floating over Iran's capital and hearing the screams of millions of dying Iranians, what else would be going through your mind?

I consider myself a spiritual and tolerant person, but loathe fanaticism of all kinds because it's clear to me that the main cause of massacres throughout the ages - including today - is fanaticism, whether religious or political.  So, last week it was interesting to see the former Chief Rabbi of Israel - let's call him the Jewish Pope - publicly quoted in the Jerusalem Post stating that:

"The sole purpose of non-Jews is to serve Jews," and "Goyim were born only to serve us. Without that, they have no place in the world -- only to serve the People of Israel..."

Rabbi Ovadia Yosef adds that with gentiles, like any person -- they need to die, but [God] will give them longevity. Why? "Imagine that one's donkey would die, they'd lose their money."

"This is his servant... That's why he gets a long life, to work well for this Jew," Yosef said and . . . 

And none of this is mentioned in any major US newspaper?

How do you feel about that?

Thankfully not all Jews think like this, but is it OK with you that millions of people out there are taught by their most important religious leaders to believe that you - a non-Jew - were born to "serve" the Jews?

Don't believe me! Read the article for yourself, then do a search in the biggest newspaper in your state capital and let me know if you find anything . . .

And if by some twisted logic you want to label me as "anti-semitic," or you truly believe that I was created only to "serve" you, then please unsubscribe right now because . . .

I am my own master! I will NOT be anyone's "donkey" or "servant" and I will NEVER "serve" the Jews or any other supremacist fanatic who claims to be my superior.

Besitos . . .


Scott Oliver is the author of 1. Costa Rica Real Estate Scams & How To Avoid Them, 2. How To Buy Costa Rica Real Estate Without Losing Your Camisa, and 3. Costa Rica's Guide To Making Money Offshore.


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God Has No Place in Politics

S. Paul Forrest

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During every election period, we concerned citizens force ourselves to listen to the empty rhetoric and meaningless banter of another generation of up-and-coming political puppets as they try to convince the American public that they are the best candidate to lead us into the future.  Typically, the messages are sterile and filled with the same tired promises of a better tomorrow with less taxes, more jobs, etc.  In this particular election period, though, new tactics have been implemented to profit from current trends of dissatisfaction with our government and the growing movement toward global separatism that has become so prevalent in the disparate dysfunction of mass media and their purposeful drive toward public confusion.  

Driven by blind ambition and fed by a wanton disregard of truth, the least likely of all tactics has become the most effective talking point by representatives of a lost society. That tactic is what I like to call, God Talk.  The primary users of this tactic seem to be the Tea Party candidates; the people that increasingly seem to represent a world of mental mania run wild.  These candidates consistently tout American recovery, while enveloping their campaigns in images of a renewed purpose; one where we all go back to the past and reclaim the meaning of this country as first designed by our founding fathers.  In this delusionary state, we all will once again be free from the deceit and taxation that has so impaired our present government.  This is a welcomed message to many who live each day in a troubled world.  It has taken the public imagination to new heights of hope, even though in reality it is just another play in the grand old political game.  

One of the overwhelming aspects of this quasi-American reform seems to surround the idea of getting back to the morals of a bygone Era.  Many candidates on both the Right and the Left of the aisle have argued that modern politicians are infected with immorality including but not limited to extramarital affairs, gambling, taking bribes, corporate partisanship, and shady deals on their own behalves.  The irony of these statements is this will be one of the few times these people will actually be completely honest with those who will elect them to office.

The most noticeable example of this confounding stance is Glenn Beck’s taking of the religious right’s hand and parading with them and the Tea Party like a prophet from God toward his personal version of salvation.  He and other political celebrities have led the charge by bringing God into the equation in an effort to assert their own moral standings, or lack thereof.  Though he has not proclaimed himself an official member of the Tea Party, Beck, in his almost schizophrenic ranting, has backed their efforts with his own brand of spiritual reclamation.  

In a recent episode of his show, Beck told viewers that only God is the source for our rights.  He has stated, “…if our rights come from man, then man is permitted to regulate or abolish those rights, and government's power over our lives therefore becomes absolute and unlimited.”  In his recent assault on the Capitol and on the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Beck asserted that "this day is a day that we can start the heart of America again, and it has nothing to do with politics, it has everything to do with God.”

This sentiment has been readily accepted by the desperate masses in this, our modern age of growing unemployment, homelessness, and the daily reminders and examples of the corruption stemming from the corporate takeover of Washington.  The problem with these God statements is they have no bearing upon the modern reality of our governmental structure.  In fact, when God becomes the only “giver of rights,” which man has no power to take away or interpretively regulate, then anarchy is the result.  

Beck is also fond of quoting the English philosopher John Locke to back his arguments for a renewed America.  He has said that “Locke used the belief in Liberalism to further the concept of natural rights and to rally support for the protection of private property and the consent of the governed.”  He has used Locke’s philosophies to back his build-up to the rights granted by God and his advocating of governmental elimination.  As is typical of media celebrity, though, he has only given half the story.  

John Locke had frequently pointed out what he takes to be clear evidence of the hypocrisy in the combination of religion and government.  His central claims are that “government should not use force to try to bring people to a 'true' religion and that religious societies are voluntary organizations that have no right to use coercive power over their own members or those outside their group.  Those who are quick to persecute others for small differences in worship or doctrine are relatively unconcerned with much more obvious moral sins that pose an even greater threat to their eternal state.”  Beck had forgotten to mention that bit of information in his preaching.

Locke’s words are very poignant, though, considering the current condemnation of Islam by the Right and the bipartisan agenda to force “American” values upon the rest of the world.  The assertion that all Muslims are represented by the few that may or may not have been involved in the 9/11 attacks on the Twin Towers is an example of this forcing of a religious ideals upon the people.  Our forefathers and mothers came to this country to escape religious persecution.  Yet, in their drive toward their God, these politicians have advocated the same persecutions our founders sought to escape.  The constant mention of “The America our Forefathers envisioned” seems very much hypocritical in light of this contradiction.  

The reality of it all is that these politicians are only searching for a new way to sway the public opinion to their favor.  Vineeth Menon said is best in her article, Politicians & Religion: “The government is turning its sight to religion as the next powerful tool to control its people.  In a land where most of its population is obsessed with symbolism and idolism, religion is a very powerful tool to ignite a crisis between the various groups of people in the country.  Thus, we see our self-righteous leaders in various states scrambling for the honor to become holier than the leader of the next state.” This spiritual reclamation also acts as billows beneath the fires of religious prejudice.

Not to be outdone in the drive toward ignorance, Sharon Angle recently made this statement:  “We have become a country entrenched in idolatry, and that idolatry is the dependency upon our government.  We're supposed to depend upon God for our protection and our provision and for our daily bread, not for our government."  This is one of the most ridiculous statements I have ever heard.  Is God going to take care of the elderly citizens in their last days, or the poverty stricken mother of three in the ghetto, or the veterans of our wars when they come back with disabilities?  To me, that is the rightful responsibility of the moral government.  Is God going to ensure that corporations don’t poison our lakes, streams, oceans or our food?  Again, that is society's purpose and the government’s by extension, not God’s.

What bothers me the most about these incessant ramblings on faith and morality is that they are being delivered with a facade of honesty by some of the most dishonest people in our society.  Quite simply Mr. or Ms. Politician, I don’t want to know about your faith, your God or your quasi-Christianity.  I want to know what you are going to do to help my country; and, in the larger picture, the global community.  If anything, the stronger your Christian convictions are the less likely I am to vote for you.  I don’t want a leader with Christian leanings when the issue of relations with Islamic Nations has become so important and the right to abortion is still an issue.  

I believe in God, in faith, and in morality, but at the end of the day I want my representatives to be leaders not followers.  Keep the God concept and the personal promotion of your false integrity for the Sabbath.  During the other six days, I need to know that I am being represented in government and protected from those that will do harm to my family.  When it comes time to elect a man or woman to office this coming election please remember something:  God will not be the one depriving you of your rights, it will be those who use “His” name for their own advantage.  As far as I am concerned, God has no place in politics.

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